Resolution number 13

Inaugural post. I must confess it is a bit daunting to me because I want to say something profound or witty or memorable or just worth saying.



It has been some years since I actually sat down and put pen to paper and wrote out new year's resolutions. Why I did this year is a mystery to me, too, only that I just felt compelled to do so. So my list this year consists of 13 (I realize this is not traditionally a lucky number) resolutions. I'll spare you the entire list for now, but be assured that I will probably hit them all at some point in time in some way, shape, form, or fashion.



Number 13 : Try to journal something every day.



Hmm. So far, since today is February 23, it's not working out so well for me. I like the idea of being one who journals every day, but the reality of it can be a bit tedious. Hence, the blog. Redeeming the resolution.

I'll confess, even this won't be every day (and for all three of you who read this, I am sure you are relieved... not that you'd read it every day anyway), but I will try to keep up with some consistency. Here is another confession. Apparently I started a blog sometime back in May 2008. Wrote one post. Promptly forgot that I had even started it because when I came to blogger a couple of days ago, there it was on my "dashboard". Poor, pitiful, neglected, and forgotten. My hope is that this one won't meet the same fate.



So, here's my journaling for the day. I have made various resolutions in my life. Resolved to do something or another. Think of the Resolute desk from National Treasure. Now, I don't know if there actually exists such a thing, but just go with me for a minute here. It is a remade creation from something that was a bit grander once (a ship), but became something practical and useful, with a bit of beauty that could be overlooked due to the utilitarian nature of the object. My sincere hope is that my life will be one that is useful, one that is practical, one that is in the business of redeeming because my life has been redeemed. I know I have said this before, but I will say it again: At the end of the day, all I want is to be used by God. I find myself in a place right now where I know I need more of Jesus and less of me.

May it be so resolved.